Champagne for Savages (French: Le repas des fauves) is a 1964 war comedy drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Claude Nicot, France Anglade and Antonella Lualdi.Rège p.221Oscherwitz & Higgins p.93 It was made as a co-production between France, Italy and Spain and was based on a play by Vahé Katcha. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne.https://www.unifrance.org/film/7014/le-repas-des-fauves
Synopsis In 1942 in a provincial town in Occupied France, a group gather to celebrate a woman's birthday. When some German troops are killed outside the house, a Gestapo official informs them that two of their number will be shot in retaliation. This unlocks their dark secrets as they compete not to be the ones executed.
Cast Claude Nicot as Victor France Anglade as Sophie Antonella Lualdi as Françoise Francis Blanche as Francis Boy Gobert as Kaubach Adolfo Marsillach as Le docteur Dominique Paturel as Jean-Louis Claude Rich as Claude
References
Bibliography Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, Maryellen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009. Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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